Protective device for movable objects



April 26, 1955 L JAMES 2,706,954

PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR MOVABLE OBJECTS Filed June 9, 1955 A E 4 @552! E IIIIII/F/ITflll/AEZIJ'IIYIIIIIIIA Leonard James IN VEN TOR.

BY fiflv Attorney:

United States Patent 2,706,954 PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR MOVABLE OBJECTS Leonard James, Raleigh, N. C. Application June 9, 1953, Serial No. 360,441 1 Claim. (Cl. 10929) being moved, shifted thorized persons.

The above object is achieved by the provision of tected is moved relative to the device.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its a perspective view of the invention, the partially broken away so as to reveal its concartridges 16.

These cartridges are formed from frangible material and contain a quantity of a diifusing agent, such as tear gas or the like.

A the bottom of the housing 12 by a pair of staples 22, this rod having mounted thereon a swingable, substantially U-shaped actuating member 24 which, in its set 2,706,954 Patented Apr. 26, 1955 wherein the bight portion 26a of the actuating member 24 impacts the frangible containers 16 as shown by the dotted line 32, so that the containers are broken and the ditfusible agent contained therein under pressure is released.

The bottom of the housing 12 is provided with an aperture 34 to receive the upper end portion of a stud 36, the latter having a wing nut 38 thereon which engages the inside of the housing 1 side of the object 40, while the bight portion 26a of the member 24 also abuts the underside of the object 40, as shown in Figure 3.

Then, when the the tear gas therefrom.

From the foregoing, the construction and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as position in engagement with said container, together with collapsible means for sustaining said housing in abutment with the stated object, said means being collapsed when the object is moved relative to the housing.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 720,330 Craig Feb. 10, 1903 1,206,939 Strohm Dec. 5, 1916 1,643,293 Clarke Sept. 27, 1927 

